A Scream for Freedom | poetry.

Track 11: The Storm

"The Storm"

[Jack Wolf]

Take me back to the calm, the calm before the storm

I can't take this pain, can't take it anymore

I tried so hard to keep myself strong, strong above it all

So, please, take me back to the calm, the calm before the storm

Trying to drown my sorrows on the alcohol, I realize

That nothing in real life will ever be like the paradise

'Cause, you know, I get drunk to forget it all

If I wanted to remember, I wouldn't be lay down on the floor

Nobody asked me apologize for hurting me

Nobody thought twice when they used that painful words with me

Why you think I'm here, crazy, drunk and lonely?

I know I should be home, I know where I should be

But you only say that 'cause you didn't live what I lived

You don't know how the f*ck I came right here

You don't know how much I cried, don't know how much I lied

You're just another brick on the wall of this heartless society

A motherf*cking society that wants what it wants

And has no mercy on who wants more or who wants less

While I'm here, trying to survive to this huge storm

I realize that I just can't stay quiet no more

Take me back to the calm, the calm before the storm

I can't take this pain, can't take it anymore

I tried so hard to keep myself strong, strong above it all

So, please, take me back to the calm, the calm before the storm

It must have something good about having no freedom, right?

This sh*t wouldn't happen without a good reason, right?

See, all of these big waves try to lead me to die

But then Lord comes and saves me of the drowning

What happened to the dream I was almost living?

Did it survive with me or it's now down with the fishes?

Where are the friends that promised to be always with me?

Was it something I told them? Was it something I did?

You know, I can change my behavior if it's necessary

Mad people scream hurting things when they feel bad

But you know I cannot change who I love, it would be unfair

I'd be lying to myself, to my lover and everybody else

Actually, it's even harder to find someone to love now

There are eyes on me wherever I go, but I swear I'll be fine

I'm starving for a taste of freedom, but while it doesn't happen

I drink a little more just to remind what really matters

Take me back to the calm, the calm before the storm

I can't take this pain, can't take it anymore

I tried so hard to keep myself strong, strong above it all

So, please, take me back to the calm, the calm before the storm

18, finally I'm an adult

And I wish that leave home could be the first thing to do

But I still can't stand on my feet

So I gotta wait for the time when I'll set myself free

My virtual friend says she's ready to pick me up at airport

And for the first time, I believe things will get better for us

For me, my family, my future husband and my friends

The storm is calming down and I don't have reasons to stay